Enough Posturing, Manny and Floyd
By Jeff Wagenheim, The Faster Times, Sat, 09 Jan 2010
Just make the stupid fight already. The promoters for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are playing games, and it’s getting tiresome. Correction: It’s not getting tiresome, it’s beyond tiresome to the point where it would be reasonable for the sporting public to just turn away  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao vs Clottey Not Done, Talks are Ongoing
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 09 Jan 2010
Moments ago Joshua Clottey reached out to BoxingScene.com to inform us that he doesn't have a signed contract to fight WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in March, yet. Clottey has been vacationing in his native Ghana and received a phone call from his manager, Vinny Scolpino, telling him to   Read Full Story >>>

Will cooler heads prevail?
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Sat, 09 Jan 2010
So far both sides have dug their heels into the sand and neither are moving. My sources are telling me that although the scheduled fight for March 13th is certainly off, the fight in general may very well still happen. As of right now, both sides refuse to budge, but 30 million dollars dangling ov  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing: the sport that sabotages itself like no other, still far from dying
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Sat, 09 Jan 2010
A lot of people like to throw around the term 'dying sport' and apply it to boxing. In actual fact there is usually no such thing as a dead sport, they merely get less and less popular until they fall out of the public eye. Even the mighty NFL for example is only popular in the United States, in   Read Full Story >>>

Joshua Clottey Enters The Pacquiao Picture
GhanaWeb, Sat, 09 Jan 2010
The saga of who pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao will now face in his next bout instead of super-fight opponent Floyd Mayweather Junior is ongoing, and, according to the latest news that is circulating the web, former IBF welterweight Joshua Clottey is the latest fighter to be suggested as a poss  Read Full Story >>>

With the big fight off, Manny and Floyd scramble for new opponents
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Sat, 09 Jan 2010

With the big fight being off, both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather find themselves scrambling to find opponents for March fight dates which neither have canceled or moved yet. Initially there wer  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao to fight Clottey, Roach says
ESPN.com, Sat, 09 Jan 2010
With his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. all but off, Manny Pacquiao has instead agreed to fight Joshua Clottey on March 13 at a site to be determined, Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach told ESPN's Brian Kenny on Friday. The Pacquiao-Mayweather bout, which had also been tentatively set for March   Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO MUST CALL THE BLUFF AGAIN
By Greg R. Penilla, M.D., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 08 Jan 2010

The seemingly easy negotiation process between Pacquiao and Mayweather was the first ominous sign. When Mayweather appeared to be extremely reasonable and more than willing to fight, they were red flags. The early ultimate C  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather Jr. gets blame for debacle
By Keith Idec, NorthJersey.com, Fri, 08 Jan 2010
One zero somehow means more to the man nicknamed "Money" than seven zeroes. That’s the only plausible explanation for why, at least for now, undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao won’t fight March 13 in Las Vegas. There is still some time, of course, for Mayweather to com  Read Full Story >>>

NIXED MEGAFIGHT: War of words lives
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Fri, 08 Jan 2010
The fight is dead, but the war of words between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. remained alive Thursday with each side blaming the other for scuttling what would have been boxing's biggest event in decades. The fight, which was scheduled for March 13 at the MGM Grand Garden and was a pote  Read Full Story >>>

TOP BOXING JUDGE TOM KACZMAREK RETIRES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 08 Jan 2010

One of the best and most respected judges that has ever lived in the world of boxing, Tom Kaczmarek, has decided to retire as a judge, but has accepted the appointment by the WBC as the Chairman of the Ring Officials Review C  Read Full Story >>>

Munoz backing Pacman says Mayweather is scared
By Steve Cofield, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 08 Jan 2010
The Filipino fight community is a tight one. UFC fighters Mark Munoz and Brandon Vera are well aware of what's happening in the ridiculous Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. negotiations. Munoz has lost his patience with Mayweather: “I think Mayweather is just making excuses. I think he&#  Read Full Story >>>

If Pacquiao took Steroids and ate over 7,000 calories a day he would be Huge!
By Ray Ender, NowBoxing.com, Fri, 08 Jan 2010
With all the talk of steroids, human growth hormones, EPO and other performance enhancing drugs surrounding the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight, it makes me wonder if Olympic style blood testing or drug tests be mandatory for all championship fights in UFC, MMA and boxing events. I   Read Full Story >>>

Golden Boy Promotions in jeopardy of losing percentage of Pacquiao's fight earnings
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Fri, 08 Jan 2010
It is perhaps one of the worst deals in boxing. I'm talking about Oscar Dela Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and their hand inside Manny Pacquiao's pocket as a result of the arbitration a couple of years ago to settle the contractual mess Pacquiao got himself into when he signed promotional contracts w  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing, A Blood Sport, Loses A Pint
By Ron Borges, The Sweet Science, Fri, 08 Jan 2010
Roberto Duran once said, “No mas’’ and never lived it down. Yesterday Manny Pacquiao said “No blood test’’ and may suffer the same fate. What was expected to be the richest fight in boxing history, one guaranteeing Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. $30 m  Read Full Story >>>

SCOOP sa Kamayan Updates on Youth Olympic Games
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 08 Jan 2010
Young Filipino tennister Francis Casey Alcantara has been given outright entry to participate in the First Youth Olympic Games slated middle of this year in Singapore. The 17-year-old wonder from Cagayan de Oro City earned the automatic slot on the strength of his winning the boys? doubles in t  Read Full Story >>>

‘Pac-fans’ continue own fight vs Mayweather
GMA News Online, Fri, 08 Jan 2010
The megabout may be off but Pacquiao’s fans will continue their fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Piqued with Mayweather’s doping insinuation against their idol, “Pac-fans" want to get back at the flamboyant American fighter by hitting him where it hurts most – his pocket  Read Full Story >>>

MALIGNAGGI BLAMES "SUSPICIOUS" PACQUIAO; HAS A SCORE TO SETTLE WITH MAYWEATHER
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Fri, 08 Jan 2010
FightHype.com recently caught up with former jr. welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi to get his take on the news of the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao megafight falling through. Needless to say, the always talkative and outspoken Malignaggi had a lot to say regarding Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao  Read Full Story >>>

The racial and cultural divide of Pac-Floyd
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Fri, 08 Jan 2010

Commentary: Race and Culture > "If you're rich, you're a rich n***** . . . If you're poor, you're a poor n*****," proclaimed Floyd Mayweather, Jr (in an interview on ESPN).   Read Full Story >>>

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